Books I’ve Been Reading

Hello, friends! I’m here to apologize for not posting on Monday; I haven’t read many reviewable books lately. However, in this post I’ll be going over the books that I have read and why I consider them “not reviewable”!

Shadow of the Almighty

I actually loved reading this book, Shadow of the Almighty! And I probably should have reviewed it in a traditional review post. But here I am with a mini-review. I loved all the thought-provoking, encouraging notes from Jim Elliot’s journal and letters as well as learning more about his life! It was a very encouraging book to me. The reason I considered it “not reviewable” is because there were some parts with what I would consider “mature content” (so I would recommend it to older readers, at least 16+ depending on standards), and also because I don’t think I agreed with all of Mr. Elliot’s theology. If an older sibling/parent read this first and screened it, I think it would be good for younger ages, perhaps 10+. Note: This book does not use KJB only.

Unnamed Book

Yes, this is an unnamed book. 😀 Well, technically it isn’t, but I’m not going to name it on this blog. We were given this book in a large batch of books that had belonged to a now deceased individual, and I picked out some that looked interesting from that lot. (Actually, most of the books I’m reviewing today were from that huge batch!) Anyway, this “unnamed book” is about a missionary family involved in church planting in China. It was very interesting to me to think about how to start a church as well as read about the situation in China for believers. The reason I’m not naming is: 1) The author is not named on or in the book; thus I believe he desires to be anonymous, 2) I cannot find the book online, and 3) The sensitive nature of Christians in China makes me believe that I shouldn’t reveal more about it for privacy reasons. Thus, this mini review of an unnamed book is probably not very useful to you. I’m sorry!

Handbook for Soul Winners

This is an excellent book!! It is “not reviewable” at the moment because I haven’t actually finished it yet. Perhaps I’ll review it for real once I finish it. But suffice it to say, this is a Scripture and Scripture-reference packed book with lots of good tips for soul winning! My copy even came with notes from someone else which lead me to believe it may have been used for a Bible study. Either way, I recommend this book! (So far. 😉 ) Note: This book uses mostly KJB, but some of the verse references have R. V. next to them.

Living for and Rejoicing in Christ

This book is “not reviewable” because, again, I haven’t finished it. Our church’s ladies’ Bible study is currently going through it, and this book has been very interesting and encouraging! I recommend it. 🙂

Well, those are the books that I’ve read recently which I’d like to mention today! And hopefully in a week and a half I will have another book to review for you. (I have some on hold at our library which I’m hoping to pick up in a few days, two of which are the first two books in the Woodbreak series, by Rebekah A. Morris. 😀 )

Thanks for reading, and I hope to “see” you again with a review on November 30th! Adiós for now!